National Register of Historic Places

CHAUNCY JEROME JR Shipwreck Site

Long Branch City, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Listed
March 1, 1996
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
96000205

About this property

Chauncy Jerome Jr Shipwreck Site is located in Long Branch City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The ship was built in 1852 in East Haddam, Connecticut. It was named after Chauncey Jerome, a 19th-century clockmaker from Connecticut. It was 137 x 37 ft and weighed 1154 tons. The ship was a packet ship of the Blue Ball Line. The ship ran aground and sunk on January 12, 1854, and currently rests at 20 feet below the water near Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1996.

Location

Long Branch City, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Categories

MARITIME HISTORYTRANSPORTATIONHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was CHAUNCY JEROME JR Shipwreck Site listed on the National Register?

CHAUNCY JEROME JR Shipwreck Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1996.

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CHAUNCY JEROME JR Shipwreck Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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